Press for neckties.



J. A. PARRELLA.

PRESS FOR NECKTIES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. 1911.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Flfforrrgy,

TTNETE JOSEPH A. PARRELLA, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

PRESS FOR NECKTIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Application filed March 23, 1917. Serial No. 157,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. PARRELLA, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of iVashington, in the District of Columbia have invented new and useful Improvements in Presses for Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a press for necklies and its in'iinary object is to provide a device of this cha 'acter which effectually removes the wrinkles and creases from neckties or cravats and thus restores their original appearance and prolongs the life of same.

A. further object of this invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which is easy and inexpensive to mamifacture, and strong and durable in operation. With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be more particularly pointed out and claimed and shown in the drawings.

In the drawings in which similar characters of reference denote similar parts in all the views,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device unfolded,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device folded with a clamp therefor shown in position with certain parts separated therefrom,

Fig. 8 a perspective view of the clamp, and

Fig. at is a side view of the clamp, certain parts being shown in section.

Referring to the drawings, the device comprises a sheet of heavy card-board or light sheet metal. The sheet is divided at a central longitudinal portion 1 into two similar sections 2 and which are foldable upon each other. The portion 2 is provided at its lower end with a section 4t which is adapted to be folded upon the section 2 at portion 5 of said strip. As clearly shown in Fig. 1, the section at is in the same longitudinal plane with the section 2. The sections 1, 2 and 41 are shaped to conform to an ordinary necktie, that is, are tapering in length.

Removably secured to the press as shown in Fig. 2 is a substantially U-shaped clamp 6 which is provided on one of the arms with Copies of this patent may be obtained for inwardly projecting spring arms 7 and 8 struck from the material of the clamp 6. Mounted on either side of one of the open.- ings in the clamp are projections 9 which receive a pin 10. Loosely mounted on the pin 10 is a lever 11, one end of which is adapted to press against spring arm 7 and further serve to hold the clamp more securely.

In operation, the broad end of a necktie is laid flat upon the section 4; and the section a. carrying the broad end of the tie is then folded upon section 2 in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The free end of the tie is then brought over the other side of section at and may be folded upon itself if desired. The section 3 is then folded over as shown in Fig. 2, and the clamp applied as also shown in Fig. 2.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A necktie press comprising opposite foldable sections, and a third section secured to the lower end of one of the first named sections and foldable thereon.

2. A necktie press comprising two opposite, foldablc, like sections, and a third section, relatively smaller than either of the first named sections, secured to the lower end of one of said first named sections and foldable thereon.

3. A necktie press comprising two opposite, foldablc, tapered sections, a third tapered section, relatively smaller than either of the first named sections, secured to the wider end of one of the first named sections and foldable thereon, and a clamp removably secured to the Sections when folded.

1. A necktie press comprising two opposite, foldablc, tapered sections, a third tapered section secured to the wider end of one of said first named sections at the wider end of said third tapered section, and a clamp rcmovably secured to the sections when folded.

5. A. necktie press comprising two opposite, foldablc, tapered sections, a third tapered section, relatively smaller than either of the first named sections, secured to the wider end of one of said first named sections at the wider end of said third tapered section, and a clamp removably secured to the sections when folded.

JOSEPH A. PARRELLA.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

